The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-04
PRETTY MRS. PFAFF"S LOVE TEST
Some of the Romance Knocked Out Of 1t b
Emetics aud Stonsch-Pump.

Emetfcs aud q StomRch-Pusnp.
New York Sun.
Mrs. Annie Pfaff, who is eighteen years of age
and very pretty, arraigned in Essex Market
Police Court, yesterday morning. on the charge
of attempting 10 end her days with Paris green.
Mrs Pfaffs black eyes DANCED merriy under her
jaunty pink bonnet as she stood in the august
presence of Justice O'Reily, and she was clearly
inclined to look upon the whole affair as roar
ing bit of fun. which was all the funnier because
it was necessary to keep her face straight and
look decorously solemn AS possible.
The story of the tragedy is simple one. An
nie and her husband. August were married only
seven months ago, but they had been ''kaepip g
company" for a very long time. and thought a
great deal of one another. But Annie had heard
that history actually had afforded now and then
an instance of husbands ardor cooling after a
comparatively short experience in married life
and she made up her mind to find out If her
August one of that kind of boys. August
is the proprietor of a calm and respectable beer
saloon at 1913 Avenue A. where peaceful pinochle
is the most violent sport INDUCED IN, and where
repose and quiet are in the very atmos phere. He
lives on the second floor OF No 200. next door.
On Saturday night at 10 o'clock, when bust
ness was Furnishing in its mild and orderly way,
his servant girl came in and mentioned to him
that his wife had just drunk a teacupful of Paris
green. and that he might want 10 say word to
her before she died
Hot-headec haste is by means of Mr..
Pfaff's characteristics but long before this mes
sage to him was completed he had dashed out
the door of 1913 and into the door of 200 and was
tumb!ing and scrambiing upstairs to his apart
ments. AS he dashed open the door he saw that
all that he had heard was more than
true On the table was teacup with the green
dregs of the fatal dose in the bottom of it. and
on the sofa was his young wife gasping family,
her face pale as death, and her eyes closed. In
even less time than he came up the stairs Mr.
Pfaff bounded down them and in another in
slant was out bareheaded in the driving storm
and fonndering through the ,cundiess wastes
| of Avenue A slush, with his wild eyes fixed on
he red and green lights OF drug store.
When the people at the drug store had found
ont that he was in his right mind, and had gaised
| some hazy notion from his frantic appeals of
| what was the matter they told him to get a doc
| tor instantly. Dr. Muhlford was sitting quietly
| few open with "a bang and August swooped down
| upon him, and with hardly word of explana-
! ton, dragged him almost bodily out into the
storm. When the dripping and painting hus-
| band burst through the door of his room, yank-
ing the agitated doctor after him, he greeted
| with peal of laughter from Mrs. Pfaff herself
| who never looked roster or happier in her life.
81 didn't take it." she said; Il only"
| ooh, yes, have heard that before" said DIR.
| Muhlford Drink this at once; down with it."
1t was very vigorous emetic, and its taste
| was abominahle and there was lots Of II; and
| though Mrs. Pfaff struggled and protested. down
| her throat it went and it did its business in
! stantly. Mrs. Pfaff was not laughing now. and
| forced into her mouth all the fun had gone from
her eyes. and she begged and implored, her en-
treaties being only stfled by another deluce Of
| the awful mixture and its still more dreadful re-
| suits. At this time there was heard the lout
! changing of an alarm gong coming swiftly dowr
the street.
| ZACH himmel," moaned poor Mrs Pfaff a.
| she recovered her breath after a fresh dose
what is that9'
| well, he has probably called out the fire de
| partment," said DR.. Muhlford. brskly. Il toll,
| him to ring for an ambulance. Here, down will
| this instantly"
| AS Mrs. Pfaff was in the agones of the las
dose there came great Gathering and scram
bling on the stairs, and the wild eyed Angus
| shot like bomnshell into the room. followed
| by business like looking young man in gold
| laced cap.
| s.lts very serious case" said Dr. Muhlford t.
| the young man in the eold-laced CAP" and yer,
| obstinate and determined case; can't get tn
| stomach pump going too quick"
| But didn't take it," sobbed Mrs. Pfaf %
| only wanted to see if August really"
"Bester give her another swash of the emetic,
said the bnsiness-like young ambulance sur
| eeon; lit will do no harm"
| Mrs. Pfaff was now beyond all resistance, an,
| only shuddered feeblv as another dose of tn
| abominaton went down her throat, and an in
| slant later she was lying in the ambulance
| which was tearing off through the rain and tn
slush toward Bellevue Hospital fast tn
| plunging horses could drag it. At the hospita
| Mrs. Pfaff was hustled into the Office, and befor
she could utter word of protest tube wa
down her throat and strong young man wa
vigorously at work pumping away.
"Why, there are no signs OF any poison in he
stomach" said the attendant doctor at last
there is surely no paris green there
"Of course there isn't" said Mrs Pfaf. g
told you there wasn't. / only pretended, to Sc
If August really loved me-"
August. who had before been executing a sor
| of war dance about the room, suddenly stoppe
| as he heard this.
| "What is thas2s he painted. "You didn't tax
It'll Why didn't you say SO at frstF
Y did say so" sobbed Mrs. Pfaff II hollere